Common Issues and Solutions in Coolant Management
Common Issues
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Oil Waste
High amounts of cooling lubricants can be wasted, leading to increased costs and environmental impact.
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Disposal Challenges
The disposal of used emulsions involves high costs and can severely impact the environment.
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Mechanical Wear
Improper monitoring and mixing methods can result in premature tool wear and potential failures.
Solutions Provided by Dosing & Pumps
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Reduction in Waste
Optimizes the use of cooling lubricants, reducing waste and associated costs.
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Eco-Friendly Impact
Minimizes the environmental impact by reducing the disposal of exhausted emulsions.
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Process Optimization
Enhances machining time and production processes, ensuring more stable and efficient operations.
Advantages and Features
Comprehensive Monitoring
- Handles various concentrates (oils, additives, water, stabilizers).
- Remote access and customer support.
- Data storage on a dedicated server for 10 years.
- Continuous analysis and automatic parameter correction.
- Prevents premature wear and machine stoppages.
Efficiency and Stability
- Eliminates manual mixing and monitoring.
- Ensures stable production processes.
- Optimizes coolant performance.
- Prevents uncontrolled spills.
- Customizable fluid parameters for each machine.
LDS4.0: Coolant Mixing and Analysis Systems
- Identify coolant trends/problems at an early age
- Automation of manual processes
- Stabilization of production processes
- Extend the life of machines, tools, and coolant
- Improve the surface quality
- Easy installation and operation
- Not affected by water parameters (flow and pressure)
- Dosing accuracy: ±0.1%
- Emulsion sump/tank level sensor (cable and/or wireless)*
*On request raw oil barrel level sensor
- Fully automatic measurement, analysis, alarm, and post-adjustment of the coolant
- Real-time measurement (from 10 minutes)
- Early detection of bacterial growth
- Quick and easy installation
- Access to the analysis portal (Wi-Fi or LAN)
- Interfaces for integration into third-party systems
Applications: centralized tank, single tank, and multi-tank with tank volume from 100L to 200L.
The LDS4.0A measures the coolant from different tanks, filling up to 100 tanks.
- Concentration
- pH
- Conductivity
- Temperature
- Bacterial growth
- Nitrites NO2 * (semi-automatic)
- Concentration
- pH
- Conductivity
- Temperature
- Water hardness
DEPMIX: Coolant Mixing Systems
The DEPMIX system automatically mixes two fluids using solenoid valves and pulse-emitting meters to maintain a constant balance. The electronic control unit allows for customized settings to meet customer needs.
Applications: automatic coolant refill and management
- Percentages ranges from 0.5% - 50%
- Max Operating Flow: 9 GPM
- Max 8 machines each module (availability to add modules)
- Constant concentrations with possibility of storing and managing 8 different mixing percentages
- Accuracy: +/- 0.5%
- Manual dosing in pre-selected quantities with keyboard control or automatic dosing with call triggered by min/max. level sensors
- Dispensing gun available on request
- H24/7 system or by timer from a minimum of 1 minute up to 12 hours
- Stop of pumps by level sensor when the minimum level is reached in the drums of the products to be mixed
- Monitoring by print reports executable at any time to compare actual dosage with set values of all set refilling
Included in the kit:
- Mixing unit with keypad
- Transformer / stabilizer 110 VAC –24 VDC for the power supply
- 1:1 – pneumatic pump
- Fixing frame with safety tank
Included in the kit:
- Mixing unit with keypad
- Wall mounting bracket
- Transformer / stabilizer 110 VAC –24 VDC for the power supply
- 1:1 – pneumatic pump
LRS4.0: Automatic Coolant Recycling
The LRS4.0 system recycles coolant by drawing it from CNC machines, filtering out impurities, removing oil, and disinfecting it.
This coolant recycling system cuts down coolant disposal costs by separating and collecting solid and oily waste, allowing the treated coolant to be reused. Waste materials, such as metal chips and oils, are stored in containers that are simple to empty and clean.
- First filtration
- Feeding the collecting and decanting tank
- Coalescence oil remover for removal of tramp oils and hydrocarbons
- Second filtration
- Decanting station
- First stage of microfiltration for total removal of solid particulate
- Disinfection and bacteria reduction through a silver salts
filter and UV treatments - Treatment of anaerobic bacteria with oxygenation devices
The LRS4.0 can automatically read and correct used coolant values*, restoring optimal levels for concentration, sump level, temperature, pH, conductivity, water hardness, and bacterial growth.
*This feature requires the integration of the LDS4.0 system.
Coolant Management Installation Success: LRS4.0
The installation of the LRS4.0 system, equipped with Dosing & Pumps' oil separation technology and an automatic system managing 52 sumps, has transformed this customer's metalworking operations.
By automating coolant recycling and sump maintenance, the system delivers remarkable reductions in coolant oil usage, labor requirements for sump upkeep, disposal costs, and water usage, enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability.
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